Book holder



Oct. 31, 1967 I G. R.SCHWARM 3,350,150

' BOOK HOLDER Filed Aug. 16, 1965 INVENTOR George P-Schwarm UnitedStates Patent 3,350,150 1300K HOLDER George R. Schwarrn, Rte. 2, Dover,Ohio 44622 Filed Aug. 16, 1965, Ser. No. 479,777 1 Claim. (Cl. 312-117)ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A device for holding a book or other readingmatter which includes a case having a transparent front wall, a lamp forilluminating the exposed page of reading matter adjacent the transparentfront wall, and a bracket for supporting the holder in a position sothat a person may read While reclined in a bed.

This invention relates to supporting devices for books and the like, andmore particularly to an adjustable frame device for holding books andother papers.

It is therefore the main purpose of this invention to provide a bookholder which will hold a book, magazine or pamphlet open at any page.

Another object of this invention is to provide a book holder which willhave clamp means and adjustable arm means that will enable it to be heldupside down directly over a bedfast patient; particularly one who isencased in a body cast.

Another object of this invention is to provide a book holder which willpermit the use of both hands for writing such as in the case of aninvalid student wishing to pursue his or her studies, or in the case ofany other bed patient allowing them to rest their arms. Theaforementioned is especially true when the patient is not to sit or beelevated.

Another object of this invention is to provide a book holder which willbe a box like container fronted with a transparent plexiglass viewingpanel behind which is received the book or material to be read. The bookor material to be read will be inserted through a pivotable door thatalso serves as a support for the reading material and the book ormagazine is held firmly against the viewing front by means of a fiatspring.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a book holder whichwill have a reflector and lamp to illuminate the reading material andclamp means secured to the holder will allow it to be clamped to a bedside table or other suitable stand.

This invention also is equipped with a telescoping arm which provideslateral and rotating adjustments for the device while the pivotablejoints provide height and angular adjustments.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent froma consideration of the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing wherein a satisfactoryembodiment of the invention is shown. However, it is to be understoodthat the invention is not limited to the details disclosed but includesall such variations and modifications as fall within the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of this invention.

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged end view of FIGURE 1 shown in elevation with oneposition shown in phantom lines.

According to this invention, a book holder 10 is provided with paralleltop and bottom walls 11 and 11' respectively. The bottom wall 11' ispivotable upon the parallel side walls 12 and thus allows for theentrance of a book or other reading material into book holder 10. Arectangular back wall 13 encloses the rear of book holder 10 and ahollow reflector 14 is secured to the top Wall 11 and contains a lamp 15which will illuminate the pleXiglass 16 which is secured to the front ofbook holder 10. The ears 17 of the pivotable bottom wall 11 are securedto the side walls 12 and a tab 18 provides finger grip means for openingbottom wall 11 in order to insert the reading material. A11 elongatedflat spring 19 within book holder 10 is secured to back wall 13 and thusurges the reading material towards and against plexiglass 16. A screwclamp 20 provides a means of clamping book holder 10 to a bedside tableor other stand and a pivotable rod 21 pivotably secured to screw clamp20 telescopingly receives a rod 22. A joint 23 in conjunction with thepivotable portion of rod 21 secured to clamp 20 allows for variousangles of book holder 10 and height adjustments.

What I claim is:

A book holder comprising, a hollow rectangular frame, a pivotable bottomWall, a transparent front and spring means for holding reading matter tosaid transparent front, a back panel securing said spring means withinsaid frame, said spring means urging against the rear of said readingmatter received within said frame and pressing it against saidtransparent front, and said bottom wall being forwardly, angularlyinclined throughout its length and width to urge said reading mattertoward said transparent front.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,419,485 6/1922 Arcaro 2111 11,692,337 11/1928 Forbes 248445 1,753,875 4/1930 Bauman 248-2263 X2,792,961 5/1957 Gordon 220-20 2,896,364 7/ 1959 McCollister 248-4453,069,215 12/1962 Dodge 312-117 3,127,114 3/1964 Shaw 240-4 JOHN PETO,Primary Examiner.

